A Christmas Marvel Universe Miracle

After feeling the pain of not getting delivery on the promise of North Star, MU (Marvel Universe) fans can rejoice!! It  looks like come March 2014 we will get our first official entries in the re-branded Avengers line.  The picture says Avengers Infinity, and 6 inch figures, but we have it on good authority that these are 3 and 3/4 inch figures.  The actual line name is TBD..or maybe it’s Avengers Infinite.

Line includes

Wasp – Full size and mini.

Time Travelling Marvel Now Hulk

Grim Reaper

Hyperion

Repack Captain America

Repack Iron Man.

Comfort and Joy!

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Credit to Dan Curto who I recently learned is responsible for the scan!

Marvel Select Silver Surfer

Marvel Select Silver Surfer

All things being equal, I feel like I’ve waited forever for this figure to come out.  I’ve flirted with it show after show, and waited, not patiently mind you for it’s release mostly about when I was first told I could get my grubby mitts on it.  Silver Surfer was worth the wait.

The Good

  • Diamond Select will never leave you wanting for options when you purchase a figure from them.  Multiple sets of hands, an Infinity Gauntlet, energy blasts, a board, a mount for the board and a stand.  You pay good money for your Marvel Select Figures and I’ve always gotten the impression that DST knows that….and rewards.
  • Infinite pose ability.  There aren’t many scenes from the comics you won’t be able to recreate.
  • With the Surfer we get that much closer to the main cast of the Infinity Gauntlet!
  • The stand offers excellent detail and really gives off that swishing by cosmic surfboard feel.
  • Outstanding paint finish! The universe shimmers right off of the Surfer.

The Bad

  • Packaging. I was opening it thinking wow this isn’t that bad for a figure this size..then I got to a thick tie for every limb plus the waist.  I will never want to understand why toy manufacturers insist on tying down a figure like he’s going to break out all by himself.  Molds nowadays are more than enough to hold the figure in place.  Leave it at that!
  • He doesn’t come with a full transformation into Norrin Radd?

The rest

This is an absolute must have Marvel Select figure.  No if and or but about it.  He’s a bargain at the price of admission and he will fit right in with the rest of your collection, no matter the scale.  Note to customizers.  Get to work! There are a ton of figures you can knock out with a nice buck like this to work from!

Availability

 Big Bad Toy Store has him for sale, so you could grab the Surfer there or at your local LCS!

And now…the pictures